Medical Evacuation Medical Assistance insurance - Rick Steves Read the fine print Understand it is NOT travel insurance or medical insurance It is strictly medical evacuation to the most appropriate facility location Also good in the US when traveling Our existing medical insurance will provide enough coverage What we want covered is having to come home in an emergency and maybe not being able to sit up, etc We picked it though UA UA is marketing
Toilets in Istanbul - Rick Steves Travel Forum Contemplating the Best of Istanbul tour and wondering about the toilets Can anyone who has taken it recently tell me, did you mostly encounter squatties or western or some of both? Thanks!
What is there to do in Stuttgart Germany - Rick Steves I was thinking about going to Stuttgart Germany, but I'm not sure if they're many things to do there? Any thoughts as to whether Stuttgart is a fun place to visit?
Edinburgh Tattoo Seating - Rick Steves Travel Forum To answer the question that you posed: I will be attending one performance with a seat in Section 9 and another performance with a seat in Section 3 to get the side view of the show This section has its fans Best wishes Geor (ge)
Good map for London? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Geor, Have you ever thought about getting a local SIM for your smart phone? That way, you could use google maps and the TFL web page while on the move? The TFL web page will give you 'point to point' directions for walking, using buses and or the tub It's much better than a paper map any day! BTW - Barnes and Noble carries your streetwise map
Tours of World War I battlefields - Rick Steves Travel Forum I am thinking of spending three weeks in London in August or September 2014 and then go to France to see these battlefields on the 100th anniversary of WWI Or are there local tours of one day's duration where I could make my own housing and travel arrangements at each site? Thanks Geor (ge) (not the Prince of Cambridge)
Attending evensong at Westminster Abbey - Rick Steves Hi Sarah: I attended an Evensong at Westminster Abbey last August As other folks have posted this is a religious service which does not cost money Just show up maybe an hour early Here is my take It is a religious activity with standing, sitting, short sermon, prayers so I felt out of place because I am not a member of any organized religion The guy next to me was serious about all
Londons Lambeth neighborhood - Rick Steves Travel Forum We have stayed there on all 6 of our London trips We discovered the Captain Bligh House, across from the Imperial War Museum This is a perfectly safe neighborhood, with neighborhood character There are tons of pubs and restaurants, you are walkable to the South Bank, New and Old Vic, 3 easy to walk bridges, and loads of transportation - Tube, trains, buses